‘Dune: Messiah’ is reportedly due to enter principal photography a year earlier than expected.
Timothee Chalamet in Dune: Part Two
The upcoming sci-fi sequel – which will be helmed by series director Denis Villeneuve – was anticipated to begin shooting in the summer of 2026, though Deadline has now claimed the filmmaker is planning to roll the cameras in June this year.
‘Dune: Messiah’, which will be based on author Frank Herbert’s 1969 book of the same name, is set 12 years after the events of ‘Dune: Part Two’, and follows Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) after his ascension to the throne as Emperor of the Known Universe, only for the religious cult he created around himself to begin to spiral out of his control.
Recently, Villeneuve said he felt “inspired” to make another ‘Dune’ movie after he took a break from the franchise following ‘Dune: Part Two’s release in March 2024.
Speaking to TheWrap, the 57-year-old director said: “When I saw ‘Part Two’ finished, finally, I realised that that was it. I’d done it. I’d done an adaptation of ‘Dune’. And that is something that is an incredible privilege. I’m very grateful to have the chance to have done it.
“I think my biggest surprise about this is that I don’t want to run away from Arrakis. I’m still inspired to go back. That’s the thing that I was the most surprised by.”
The ‘Blade Runner 2049’ filmmaker had initially planned to tackle other projects before returning to the ‘Dune’ series for ‘Messiah’, though found the pull of completing the trilogy too much to resist.
He continued: “I felt that after ‘Part Two’, I would need a break. I thought that I would want to go write a few films or do a couple of things before going back to ‘Dune: Messiah’.
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